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SECTION 1-L
Reports of lobbying involving disbursement of public monies
Legislative (LEG) CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE 1-A
§ 1-l. Reports of lobbying involving disbursement of public monies.
(a) Any lobbyist required to file a statement of registration pursuant
to section one-e of this article who in any lobbying year reasonably
anticipates that during the year they will expend, incur or receive
combined reportable compensation and expenses in an amount in excess of
five thousand dollars shall file with the commission, on forms supplied
by the commission, a report of any attempts to influence a determination
by a public official, or by a person or entity working in cooperation
with a public official, with respect to the solicitation, award or
administration of a grant, loan, or agreement involving the disbursement
of public monies in excess of fifteen thousand dollars other than a
governmental procurement as defined in section one-c of this article.

(b) Such public monies lobbying reports shall contain:

(i) the name, address and telephone number of the lobbyist and the
individuals employed by the lobbyist engaged in such public monies
lobbying activities;

(ii) the name, address and telephone number of the client by whom or
on whose behalf the lobbyist is retained, employed or designated on
whose behalf the lobbyist has engaged in lobbying reportable under this
paragraph;

(iii) a description of the grant, loan, or agreement involving the
disbursement of public monies on which the lobbyist has lobbied;

(iv) the name of the person, organization, or legislative body before
which the lobbyist has engaged in lobbying reportable under this
paragraph; and

(v) the compensation paid or owed to the lobbyist, and any expenses
expended, received or incurred by the lobbyist for the purpose of
lobbying reportable under this paragraph.

(c) Public monies lobbying reports required pursuant to this section
shall be filed in accordance with the schedule applicable to the filing
of bi-monthly reports pursuant to section one-h of this article and
shall be filed not later than the fifteenth day next succeeding the end
of such reporting period.

(d) In addition to any other fees authorized by this section, the
commission may impose a fee for late filing of a report required by this
subdivision not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each day that the
report required to be filed is late, except that if the lobbyist making
a late filing has not previously been required by statute to file such a
report, the fee for late filing shall not exceed ten dollars for each
day that the report required to be filed is late.

(e) All reports filed pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to
review by the commission. Such reports shall be kept in electronic form
by the commission and shall be available for public inspection.